3. Solid squad depth.
Roma might not be a team full of super stars a la Real Madrid or Barcelona, but neither did Atletico last season nor Dortmund the campaign before. Moreover, it’s important to note that the 10-time Champions League winners had spent over $1 billion–that’s over $1,000,000,000–in their quest to win that 10th title, showing that money does not instantly guarantee success.
What die Schwartzgelben and los Rojiblancos had going for them was the concept of working together as a collective and an overall solid squad that the coach could rotate comfortably enough to keep it fresh for both domestic and continental competitions. Garcia, so far, seems to be getting the hang of that as demonstrated in Roma’s wins over Empoli and this past Sunday, Cagliari in which several first-team players were rested both before and after the mid-week Champions League clash.